There Are More Species in Tropical Areas Than in Places

question 17

Multiple Choice

There are more species in tropical areas than in places more distant from the equator. This is probably a result of ________.

• A) fewer predators
• B) more intense annual solar radiation
• C) more frequent ecological disturbances
• D) fewer agents of disease

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